The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-27
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.


Progress of BrunswiclS's New Enter
prises-Freals Among the Peach
Orchards Near Athens-The Outlook
in the Southwest Georgia Water
melon Bolt-A Big Sale on sapelo.
GEORGIA.
A post Office has been established at Hill
mans
BrunsEieks street cars viii be running by
July /.
The new bank building at Cedartown win
soca be completed.
Brunswicks new factory viii begin manu-
featuring ice this week.
The Chattahoochee river is still too low
for boats TO carry much freight.
: post Office inspector spent several DAYS
in Alapaha and vicinity recently.
Several of Gainesville's summer visitors
have had fires the past two mornings.
Col. Robert Morrison, owner of the cotton
COMPRISES in Chattanooga, is at Brunswick
There are several applicants for the posi-
ton of principal of the Brunswick city
schools
A movement is on foot to raise means for
the erection Of a band stand in Hanover
park, Brunswick.
The steamer John J. Seay arrived down
with the first load Of bagging Of the season
from Rome Friday.
Brunswicks naval stores receipts for this
year will be, it IS claimed, at least IS per
cent. greater than last.
The stock law for all that part of
Dougherty county west of Flint river be
came operative Friday.
The commencement exercises of the
sibley Institute took place at Mt Airy
Friday. 1t was very largely attended
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over 100, 900 bushels Of rice viii be harvested
next season on the great and good Alta
naaha.
The foundation for a Baptist church in
Sumner is being laid, and from present ap-
pearances the building will be handsome
structure.
As the first Monday in July viii occur on
the 4th, which is a national holiday, the
Court of Ordinary of Stewart county will
be adjourned to Tuesday, July 5.
Work on the chronological school building
at Atlanta is being pushed rapidly. The
excavation is about complete and the stone
work will be commenced Monday.
The Columbus Messenger is the name of
the negro paper to be published in Column
bus B. 7. Harvey, formerly of Query
ton, Ala, is the editor and proprietor.
At Carrollton Jim Brown and old aunt
Indy have gone into the soap making bust
which they propose selling at &c. pound
Lieut. Carter finds it difficult to charter
a steamship to work on Doboy bar A
powerful tug-boat will be secured for this
work If a steamship cannot be secured
soon.
Mr.. James Dukes, who lived about six
miles from Rome, on the Texas Valley road,
died suddenly last Thursday night. He was
sitting smoking his pipe when he suddenly
fell over and died. He was SO years of age
Among the applicants for the principal
ship of the public school, who have visited
Carrollton the past week, are Prof La
HATTIE, of Gainesville, Prof. Weaver, of
Thomaston, and Prof. Jones, of Roanoke,
Ala.
At Griffin Friday United States Commits
sioner T. R. Mills tried William Crovyell
and T. j. Crowen for Illicit distilling and
bound them over under bond of 5000 each,
TO appear before the United States Court at
Atlanta.
Carrollton now has an organized chess
club, limited to twenty members,5 w. c.
New President. The club have provided a
room and all the conyeniences necessary to
make their meetings of great social pleasure
TO the members
Master Tommy, son of Mr. and Mrs w.
>. Walker, met with painful accident at
Alapaha last Wednesday evening While
hands was caught in the blades, and was cut
TO the bone in several places.
The time allowed by law for filing insur-
ance returns and paying tax expires on July
l. Several companies have not yet complied
with the requirement, and unless they do so
within the next few days they will be COM
PEELED to pay penalty Of $500.
A meeting of, about twenty of the young
attorneys of Atlanta was held Thursday
night In the Office of J. w. Austin for the
purpose of organizing a debating society
Another meeting will be held soon, when a
permanent organization WILDE effected.
For years it has been known that there
has been gold on the place of NJ B. Spruell,
of the Sixth district of Carroll, but some
recent developments, we understand, have
shown that the vein is very rich. This dis
covery has created some little excitement in
that section.
Chambless, of the Twenty-eighth district
of Sumter county, sowed three bushels
of wheat, and last Tuesday, after cutting
he thrashed out forty-eight bushels. This is
a fine result, considering the season he has
had on his crop.
On and after July daily mail service
will be extended TO Louvale. Correspond
ents heretofore addressing their letters to
Hannahatchee, Stewart county, should re.
member that the name Of the post Office has
been changed to correspond with the name
of the station, Louvale.
At Brunswick the Georgia Sawdust Chem
ical Company have filed their petition for
Incorporation with the clerk Of the court
4hey win manufacture, from saw dust oils,
turpentine, alcohol and crude acids. They
will take worthless material and convert it
into something merchantable, and thus
benefit the country in developing its re-
sources.
Alapaha Star: Last Sunday we received
from Mr.. w. NJ Avera, near Nashville, five
cotton bolls, nearly grown, which were
taken from one stalk. We did not learn
how much cotton Mr.. Avera has planted,
but if he had 200 acres of it Col. Primus
Jones, of Baker county, would have a lively
opposition for the first bale honor. He may
have it anyway
J. B. Norman and son J. T. Norman, of
Colquitt county, were in Albany Friday.
They brought in about 1900 pounds of
wool and eight bales of cotton saved over
from last season. They sold their wool at
2S2<c., and were paid 1890. for their cot
ton. II is not hard TO understand how such
farmers as they make money in any season.
They recently sold 1000 pounds of wool in